<p>Welcome back to the second episode of The Gag. In each episode, we pay homage to our favorite songs and talk about the themes of the music. And since I played the self-love anthem <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq86e4Fhja0">Video by India.Arie</a> we naturally discussed issues of body image, not fitting into white constructed binaries, and learning to love your queer body the way God designed it. </p><p>I personally chose this song because as a queer person of color the song lyrics about loving yourself unconditionally really resonated with me. It’s been a long journey of self-acceptance for me personally and I gotta admit I still struggle ‘till this day. But the older I get the more I am learning to love my imperfections and I now know the things about myself that I tried to hide are the most beautiful things about me. </p><p>If you enjoy this episode please share it with friends, leave comments, hell tell your homophobic cousins, because there is more unapologetically black and queer content coming soon.</p><p>SIDE NOTE: <a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-black-queer-podcast-alert/id1528567169?i=1000488684122">THE GAG IS NOW AVAILABLE ON APPLE PODCASTS</a></p><p>Thanks for being a subscriber</p><p>Remember you are more powerful than you know</p><p>- Kile Atwater</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to African Ameriqueer at <a href="https://kile.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">kile.substack.com/subscribe</a>